Far Cry 2

If you play all your games in 3D like I do then you will love this game. Rarely has an experience immersed me so deeply in the atmosphere that I have actually wanted to go out and buy a ticket to visit Africa. The story keeps you involved and you play in real time, meaning that you will be playing during nightime hours and daylight hours although you can sleep at anytime at a safe house until your preferred time of day. IE: I would sleep until dawn then play until it started to get dark and find a safehouse etc etc. Any seasoned FPS player must play this game. Your weapon can become damaged during a firefight, jam and leave you vulnerable so you must be prepared at all times. You will hear African drums and wildlife are in abundance. Very enjoyable and replayable. Well made and even wildfires if you please! Worth every cent so as Molly Meldrum would say, "Do yourself a favour and buy this game!

I loved this game. I thought it captured the atmosphere of a dirty bush war very well. You go in all guns blazing and its all fun and games, but as the story goes on, it becomes darker, dubious moral choices, hurting the little people. And all this is enhanced by the Jackal Tapes. Whoever wrote those is a genius, they set the mood very well. You're no hero, you're just another exploiter.

Mayfield in The Mandalorian has a variation on it "Yeah, Empire, new Republic. It's all the same to these people. Invaders on their land is all we are." And if you follow those Jackal Tapes you KNOW you're just another invader.

The Zulu and Afrikaans spoke by the mercenaries is a great detail too, helped the atmosphere.

This game gives me the real feeling of far cry. Away from home, nobody there to back you up. I don't care what people says but this is the best FPS experience of my life. Attached to reality and very indulging.Many didn't like the jamming animations and weapon explosions but it makes sense when you have to traverse through rivers, desert, savannah, etc etc. You may caught up with malaria and stuffs and weapons get rusty too over time. Those are pain in game-play but make sense guys. This game has flaws but no game is perfect. But this was close to undeniable world phenomenon. Big thumbs up for the director (Clint Hocking).

Real as in -

1. You have to drive all the way to the target point or if you don't want any enemy confrontation take bus to the nearest stop. 2. You cannot run insanely forever at same energy. 3. Liberated Outposts can be easily taken back by the enemy as there is no one to guard it. 4. You have the most wanted head in their territory. Why won't they pounce on your back the second they sees you.(They=everyone=enemy).

Far Cry 3 & 4 are just fun play. Nothing new as compared to any other FPS with just some funny character in it. Loved the way background score lined up with the situation. Trust me guys just give this gem one more shot. You will certainly find it different and awesome.

Despite the series really finding itself and breaking through with games like Far Cry 3 and Far Cry 4, it's Far Cry 2 that is by far the most interesting game in this fairly long-running series. The reason why is because of its rawness and unique experimentation. Far Cry 3 sanitized what Far Cry 2 was, in order to appeal to a mass audience. But Far Cry 2 kept it unfiltered and avant-garde. In many ways, Far Cry 2 shares a lot in common with Ubisoft's previous release, the original Assassin's Creed. In that they are both games that have become their own, as sequels would expand but also dumb down the serious and experimental nature of these games.

Far Cry 2 is really interesting in how it delivers its story. The plot seems fairly barebones, but the real story comes from the games themes and how the player actively makes an example of those themes through gameplay. It's how the player completes objectives that truly tells the deeper story and feeds into the game's themes of mindless killing and dehumanization. And while the story features many different characters that you come across in such a bloodthirsty quest, the most interesting character is really the antagonist - who might just be the most underrated Far Cry "villain" in the series. The Jackal. The Jackal further questions the themes of the story and comes with a whole slew of philosophical audio logs that are extremely well-written and showcases the best voice acting in the game (voice acting in this game is very oddly paced and presented, but The Jackal just compelling to listen to). It's a thematically driven story at heart, which later games would shift away from (which was the same case for the first Assassin's Creed game).

The gameplay is by far the most divisive and most unique aspect of the game. It's a different kind of survival game. Shootouts are intense, but are made even more so when your weapons can jam and even break right in the heat of battle. It's a game that encourages spontaneous and on the fly thinking. Your gun is jammed? Quickly pick up a dead enemies' weapon and change tactic. Or you can run and gun while constantly picking up weapons. The open world is also very hostile. Enemies encounter you with their vehicles or wait for you at random outposts, ready to rip you apart. Not only that, but you also have to watch out for Malaria (one of the more controversial elements of the game) which can make the game a bit obnoxious, but definitely keeps the stakes high. In other words, the game is challenging and a bit harder to get into than later games. The gameplay was really filled with multiple great ideas that needed expanding, but that later games trivialized or completely removed. Essentially, removing the challenging aspects to make the games more accessible. Hence, why Far Cry 2 feels so raw in its rougher and harder presentation. When you get the hang of the game's unforgiving nature, it truly shines.

Lastly, the overall presentation. Far Cry 2's art direction and visual style is very gritty. Brown color palettes and grimier environments. It fits the game's grim tone and the idea of an African bloodbath. Even better is the stellar soundtrack by Marc Canham. The soundtrack fuses elements of traditional African music with elements of dark psychedelia. Creating an atmosphere that is rich with culture, but that is also grim and psychologically tormented.

Far Cry 2 is the series at its most daring. It's challenging in its gameplay and thought-provoking in its narrative themes. In many ways, Far Cry 2's niche and unforgiving nature makes it feel like a sort of mid-market arthouse game. And because of that, Far Cry 2 is the most Far Cry game I've ever played in the series. Unsanitized, grimy, yet thought-provoking.

An exhausting game to play that makes you play as a scumbag on this earth. Just being alive to pillage and eat the last bit of this African country,,,,, a very enjoyable and fun game.

I like the story and the character even if it kind feels like a first draft at some points. I mean don't know it. Just feels like some of the writing should have been through a bit more hands, but I still enjoy it. It feels like the bones of an amazing game but now it's just a really great game.

I enjoyed the way game tries to realism without being realistic. I enjoyed how you have to use the bus system as fast travel how the gun with jam. If you don't get the new ones, how would the damage affects if you have to use healing animations where your arm up broken hitting the stomach. It's just all around really immersive in the gameplay even if the enemies feels like they bullets sponges most of time.

I really love the game, but it feels like a game that only has the bones but it doesn't have the skin and muscle yet. I've truly think this could have been one of the most great games, but there's just not enough to do in it and the story feels like it has some good points, but it's not all the way there. Sadly far Cry 3 goes in a totally different tone with the gameplay. So it just feels more like an action game with hit points and experience which at least this game. Just feels like it tries to be realistic Africa.